Berkshire Hathaway and Japanese builders see the same opportunity in US housing

Stocks look cheap, and there is a need for innovation in residential construction.
Mansion Global

Architectural, Japanese-Inspired New Build to List in L.A. for Nearly $30 Million

An architecturally impressive home full of Japanese inspiration in Beverly Hills is set to hit the market this week for $29.99 million. The result of a four-year construction project helmed by Los ...
Fast Company

Japanese firms’ buying spree of U.S. homebuilders keeps heating up—4th deal in 5 weeks

On Friday, Trumark Homes—which has been majority owned by Japan-based Daiwa House since 2020—announced that it has struck a deal to acquire a Seattle metro-based homebuilder JK Monarch. The deal is ...
Orange County Business Journal

Japanese Firm Buys Homebuilding Giant Tri Pointe Homes for $4.9 Billion

A major homebuilder with large ties to Orange County is about to be bought by a Japanese housing company in a multibillion-dollar deal that highlights the rise of foreign investment in U.S. home ...
Fast Company

Japanese firms’ growing grip on the housing market, as told by one chart

There was a five-week window this spring during which four different U.S. homebuilders—one of them publicly traded, Tri Pointe Homes—were acquired by Japanese firms. At the time, ResiClub estimated ...
Wall Street Journal

Slowing U.S. Home Construction Doesn’t Faze Japanese Homebuilders

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